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The Hollywood Argyles

The Hollywood Argyles were a doo wop band put together by producer/songwriter Kim Fowley, then still a student at University High School in West Los Angeles. They had one hit record, "Alley Oop (Lute 5905)", in 1960, then faded into obscurity. According to Gary Paxton – who, at the time, was half of Skip and Flip (“It Was I”, “Cherry Pie”) – Alley Oop was written by Dallas Frazier as a country tune: